I was just wondering if any of your churches have tried to add Praise Choruses to the regular morning service? We have two services each Sunday morning; a Contemporary Service (all Praise Choruses) and a Traditional Service. We want to keep the traditional style while adding some newer songs. For as many that like this, there are just as many that don't like it. I collect hymnals and have over 1,100 of them. I like to see the children's songs in these books as they are considered the new hymns. Many of them are now considered our old hymns. I wonder if the problem of getting new songs for the church is as old as the Church itself?</P>
To make our service "modern" we use media. All of the words to the hymns, Doxology, Gloria Patri, and the Lord's Prayer etc.are on the screens. I even have the title of the Offertory on the screens. The bulletin has not changed the hymn numbers are still announced. The congrigation can use the book or the screens. </P>
As I ask before, have any of your churches made these changes? If so how did you do it and howdid it go over?</P>
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